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	First impressions of Apple's new MacBook Air Apple's newest MacBook Air uses Intel's latest Haswell chip and promises "all-day" battery life. Columnist Michael deAgonia offers up some early thoughts on Apple's stylish ultra-thin laptop. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc SaaS with a Face Learn how a carefully targeted SaaS approach can add value to your email environment and potentially result in better services within a much reduced cost structure. Learn More. In this Issue Apple ties CEO's stock rewards to Wall Street Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix Another working Apple-1 pops up, could sell for $500K Apple OSes to overtake Windows in 2015, says Gartner Best Buy recalls 5,100 MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire After closing arguments, Apple's fate in e-book antitrust case goes to judge Richi Jennings: 2013 Apple MacBook Air: Great battery, but pricey and limited Jonny Evans: Apple v. Samsung: Invention, not litigation, will define the Post-PC planet Ken Gagne: Steve Jobs movie trailer is meant for the masses Jonny Evans: The Post-PC age: Do we choose the miraculous, or the mundane? Jonny Evans: Patent abuse: Apple prevails against Samsung yet again Richi Jennings: iPhone 5S features & specs -- new rumors revealed Jonny Evans: Pegatron CEO confirms Apple's not so 'cheap' iPhone mini Preston Gralla: First look at Office Mobile for the iPhone: Simple and useful, with an annoying bug Jonny Evans: Apple's unreleased iOS 7 usage already on the rise WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Best Practices in Data Protection Monitoring Whether you consider your domain to be a private cloud, a hybrid cloud, or a public cloud, you are providing data protection as a service. According to ESG's 2013 IT Spending Intentions Survey, improving data backup and recovery was the number two-most important IT priority selected by respondents (27%). Learn more. Apple ties CEO's stock rewards to Wall Street Apple's board of directors has tied a massive stock grant given to CEO Tim Cook in 2011 to the company's performance, a move that could cost Cook $135 million over the next nine years at the current share price. Read More Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix Apple on Tuesday patched Java 6 for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion, fixing 34 flaws that Oracle addressed the same day for Windows. Read More Another working Apple-1 pops up, could sell for $500K Christie's today said it hopes to sell a working Apple-1 computer for as much as half a million dollars in a special online-only auction that starts next week. Read More Apple OSes to overtake Windows in 2015, says Gartner Sales of devices based on Apple's Mac OS and iOS will overtake those of products running all flavors of Windows in 2015, a Gartner analyst predicted Monday. Read More Best Buy recalls 5,100 MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire Best Buy has recalled about 5,100 replacement batteries for Apple's MacBook Pro laptops, after 13 reports that the battery caught fire, a U.S. consumer safety agency said. Read More After closing arguments, Apple's fate in e-book antitrust case goes to judge "Word games," an "overreaching narrative" and a "case of inferences" were a few choice phrases used by attorney Orin Snyder Thursday in closing arguments for Apple in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust, e-books price fixing case against the tech giant. Read More Richi Jennings: 2013 Apple MacBook Air: Great battery, but pricey and limited Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) new MacBook Air is a hit with reviewers. Although some are disappointed that the 2013 model didn't get a Retina display, they're psyched with the battery life and improved performance. Mind you, they're still expensive and impossible to upgrade. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers count their pennies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Siemens Enterprise Communications New Global Research Shows Untapped Potential New global research, conducted by Siemens Enterprise Communications in the fall of 2012, reveals interesting trends on virtual and remote worker habits and productivity. Learn More Jonny Evans: Apple v. Samsung: Invention, not litigation, will define the Post-PC planet Color me confused. A scant few days since Japan's courts found Samsung guilty of patent infringement against Apple with older Galaxy devices, the Japan's courts seem to have reversed the decision, to applause from Samsung's fans and a series of confused mewlings from those in Cupertino's corner. Read More Ken Gagne: Steve Jobs movie trailer is meant for the masses The first theatrical feature to portray the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hits theaters this August 16. Does its trailer suggest any adherence to historical accuracy, or is it a shameless attempt to cash in on Apple's popularity? Read More Jonny Evans: The Post-PC age: Do we choose the miraculous, or the mundane? There is a battle raging. This isn't just the one between Apple and others in the smartphone space, but sees those who aim to benefit humanity struggle against those who simply seek profit from our transient existence. Read More Jonny Evans: Patent abuse: Apple prevails against Samsung yet again Yet another court has found Samsung guilty of patent infringement against Apple, this time over its use of "bounce-back" technology for scrolling on older devices from the Korean firm. Read More Richi Jennings: iPhone 5S features & specs -- new rumors revealed Apple iPhone 5S features and specs leak. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to release a new smartphone in the fall again. No surprise there, and no surprise if it's an 'S' model: a tweaked version of today's flagship. New pictures have emerged, showing the interior and the rear case of a purported pomaceous prototype. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers stare at the images, seeking supine inspiration. Read More Jonny Evans: Pegatron CEO confirms Apple's not so 'cheap' iPhone mini Pegatron's boss has spilled the beans on Apple's big secret, saying the company is building an iPhone nano/mini/light but warning that while this will be a little cheaper than the top of the line iPhone these things won't be "cheap". Read More Preston Gralla: First look at Office Mobile for the iPhone: Simple and useful, with an annoying bug I've been using Office Mobile for iOS since its release, and it's simple and not overly powerful, but still useful. But it's also got an annoying bug that drives me up the wall. Read on for details. 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